Review by christynh_ - Strange Sally Diamond

christynh_ 's review for:

Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

3.25

dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

While the first half of the book felt like nothing was really happening, and a lot of the “revelations” felt repetitive, I did enjoy this book. I think the marketing as a thriller/mystery is misguided. This is definitely not a thriller, and there is really no mystery. This is much more of a psychological character study. If I had gone in with proper expectations, I may have enjoyed it more. As it was, I did enjoy Sally’s character development, but found the ending to be a bit flat and disappointing. The book is very much a slow burn, but the ending felt abrupt and left me wanting more, but not in a good way.

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